Our 2010 goals include:

ENGAGING & MOBILIZING A MINIMUM OF 5,000 VOLUNTEERS

• Relaunching, moderating, and updating the www.nolaboroflove.org Idea Lab, Dignity Center, Faculty Lounge, Clergy Meeting, Student Body, Green Room, Resource Center, Central Ops, Parent Exchange, Viral Video Series, and DreamBig Series™.

• Promoting the relaunch of www.nolaboroflove.org through e-mail blasts and active community engagement on social networking sites like Facebook, MySpace, and BlackPlanet.

• Researching and coordinating resources for volunteers, including assignments, travel tips, lodging, food and entertainment.

• Researching and coordinating volunteer assignment requests for groups with special skill sets, i.e., lawyers, educators, barbers, etc.

• Creating on-line volunteer recruitment contests and other opportunities to publicly acknowledge the work of extraordinary volunteers.

• Creating a quarterly viral video contest to encourage volunteers to share their experiences with other potential volunteers.

• Working with our Content Team to generate stimulating content for our web community on a weekly basis.

• Working with Community Connect to launch and moderate the New Orleans: A Labor of Love pages on BlackPlanet, MiGente, AsianAve, FaithBase, and GLEE.

• Working with colleges to set up alternative Spring Break programs and volunteer recruitment events as well as volunteer-for-credit courses and semester-long exchange programs.

• Launching a texting program and GPS-motivated cell phone subscription service to update and advise volunteers on the ground in the Gulf Coast.

NETWORKING RESOURCES TO MAXIMIZE OUR IMPACT IN THE GULF COAST

• Inviting 100+ Gulf Coast-based organizations to create profiles and post volunteer opportunities on www.nolaboroflove.org.

• Developing strategic partnerships between New Orleans: A Labor of Love and lifestyle brands, universities, churches, community groups, professional groups and government entities in order to bring more volunteer and professional resou  rces to the Gulf Coast.

• Connecting our community members with President Barack Obama’s community service initiatives, particularly those that benefit students who volunteer.

• Developing a WorkGroup to carry out and quality check ideas generated by our Idea Lab.

• Meeting with members of Congress to discuss access points for involvement in Gulf Coast relief, per each member’s areas of interest, i.e., housing, youth, the elderly, environmental sustainability, etc.

SECURING MEDIA COVERAGE ABOUT GULF COAST ISSUES AND VOLUNTEERS

• Securing media partnerships with individual media outlets, bloggers, and professional media organizations to maximize media visibility.

• Booking media opportunities to keep Gulf Coast recovery updates in the media year-round, not just during Katrina anniversary coverage.

• Leveraging the DreamBig Series™ to create media coverage for Gulf Coast relief issues.